Julien Baker makes it hurt less at Turner Hall
Jimmy Drenovsky, Radio, Assistant General Manager
April 10, 2018
It can’t be easy to be Julien Baker on stage every night. Many artists have emotionally heavy lyrics, but very few are as bare and raw in their performances as her. There is nothing to hide behind in her songs’ sparse arrangements. Her lyrics of despair and depression travel a short path from her...
Feels like December: Shortly, The Decemberists take Milwaukee
Nicholas Cordonnier, Audio Content Director
April 9, 2018
The soundtrack to my sophomore year of high school was mostly comprised of three bands: Bon Iver, The Avett Brothers and The Decemberists. It only seems fitting that I'd be capping off my sophomore year of college by making The Decemberists my first concert experience. When people ask me to rattle...
PODCAST: Men’s, women’s lacrosse entering bulk of conference play.
Jack Phillips, Audio Producer
April 6, 2018
Lacrosse beat writers Brendan Ploen and Meghan Rock examine women's lacrosse's program-best start to BIG EAST play. Plus, how long are men's lacrosse's growing pains going to last? ...
Three new albums for your listening pleasure
Joey Hess, MUR DJ
April 5, 2018
The Stone Temple Pilots return to the music scene with their first new full length album in eight years, and with the addition of a new lead vocalist: Jeff Gutt. This album is not like what the band has released in years past. The tone of the album has a more modern, smooth sound and has a lot less...
A day in the neighborhood of South by Southwest
Mike Heinz, Radio Freelancer
March 29, 2018
In a van full of Florida oranges, crawfish carcasses, and Buc-ee’s gear and snacks, a group of young men and a young lady set out to travel to Austin, Texas, for one of America’s biggest cult gatherings. The cult is indie music. The gathering: Austin’s annual South by Southwest Festival — known...
Brian Castner talks writing on Marquette Radio
Nicholas Cordonnier, Audio Content Director
March 26, 2018
Between covering the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia, having his war-time memoir adapted into an opera, and paddling the 1,200-mile Mackenzie River, Brian Castner's career has been nothing short of remarkable. Back in Milwaukee after the release of his newest book, "Disappointment River," this award-...
Alvvays Concert Review
Mackane Vogel, Executive A&E Editor
March 25, 2018
The Canadian dream pop band, Alvvays, graced Milwaukee with their presence March 24 at the Pabst Theater. Upon taking the stage, front woman Molly Rankin said, "It's great to be here," followed by a joke about how she has the same chandelier hanging in her living room. "We usually play in basements,"...
Penning A Belated Valentine for Mitski
March 22, 2018
In an ideal world, I write this review on pink Valentines that dispense sprinkles and candy upon opening. The kind with glitter, the herpes of arts and crafts supplies, that sticks to one’s clothes for days. That would be paramount to my childlike, animal love for Mitski’s music, and to the lingering...
SXSW 2018: Artists you should be listening to
Mike Heinz, Radio Freelancer
March 21, 2018
After spending four days at Austin’s SXSW music festival, there is a lot that could be said. This is the short takeaway of the artists you should be listening to. So listen, or don’t, but your life will be enriched should you decide the former. With that said, after seeing them all live, each of t...
Gov. Scott Walker, State Sen. Leah Vukmir visit campus to promote political involvement
McKenna Oxenden and Caroline White
March 20, 2018
Walker touched on subjects ranging from tax reform, K-12 education, the second amendment and current political climate. The governor, who is up for re-election in November, also pushed his accomplishments over the past eight years.
Album review: Screaming Females ‘All At Once’
GM Powell, Music Director
March 8, 2018
What is one way to take out your frustration the week before midterms? Sure, you could binge-watch the newest additions to Netflix or yell at your roommate for not doing the dishes, but what if you could completely dispel the angst with a perfect album? Screaming Females is a band out of New ...
PODCAST: BIG EAST Tournament season has arrived
Jack Phillips, Audio Producer
March 6, 2018
Andrew Goldstein and Brendan Ploen join Jack Phillips to talk about men's basketball's chances in the BIG EAST Tournament and break down the women's basketball's BIG EAST championship game. ...
